Finger-ring guard



April 14, 1925.

G. MELLING FINGER RING GUARD Filed NOV. 28. 1923 v A TMR/vaya PatentedApr. 14, 1925.

UNITED STATES PATENT QFFICE.'

GEORGE MELLING, 0F LANSING, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF T0' ALICE M.

MELLING, OF LANSING, MICHIGAN.

FINGER-RING GUARD. i

Application led November 28, 1923. Serial No. 677,576.

To all lwhom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE MELLING, a citizen of the United States,residing at Lansing, county of Ingham, State of Michigan, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Finger-Ring Guards, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in finger ring guards'.

The main object of the invention is to provide an improved finger ringguard which is effec-tive in retaining the ring upon the finger andwhich also serves as a protectin cover therefor.

Objects relating to details and economies of construction will appearfrom the detailed description to follow.

I accomplish the objects by the devices and means described in thefollowing specifcation. The invention is delined and pointed out in theclaims.

A ructure embodying the features of my invention is illustrated in theaccompanying drawing, forming a part of this application, in which:

Fig. I is a perspective view of a hand having one ofmy improved fingerring guards in operative position thereon.

Fig. II is a longitudinal section on line 3-3 of Fig. 1 through theimproved guard in its preferred form.

Fig. 1I l 'is a longitudinal section of the guard with a ring showntherein by dotted lines.

In the drawing similar numerals of reference refer to similar partsthroughout the several views.

My improved guard comprisesan annular body portion 1, preferably ofrubber, which is adapted to yieldingly embrace a ring upon the finger,as shown in Fig. III. This body l terminates in annular rings orthickened rims 2 at each end, the whole being preferably formedintegrally of rubber, the body being thickened into the rims 2. Theseannular parts 2 are adapted to yield so that they may snugly lembracethe finger, thus not only retaining the guard upon the swimming andbathing.

finger and thereby guarding the ring, but also to effectively excludewater and the like from contact with the ring. This is particularlydesirable as many rings have been lost when removed for washing thehands and similar purposes, and also in The ring is also protected whenrough labor is to be performed, thus preventing loss or injury to thestoneset.

My improved finger ring guard may be very economically manufactured andis very convenient to use, the guards adjusting themselves to variationsin sizes of fingers; that is, it is not necessary to provide the guardsin a great variety of sizes, a few sizes being suflicient to accommodatemany sizes of lingers.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is:

1. As an article of manufacture, a finger ring guard comprising an`annular resilient body portion to yieldingly embrace, a ring upon afinger and terminating in a thickened integralfinger embracing rim ateach end.

2. As an article of manufacture, a finger ring guard comprising a pairof resilient members to receive a finger and spaced to receive a ringbetween them, and a resilient relatively thin wall extending between andsecured to said members constituting a housing for the ring embracedthereby.

3. A finger ring guard comprising an annular housing to embrace a ringupon a finger and terminating in integral rings :1t-each. end toyieldingly embrace the finger at each side of the ring.

4. A finger ring guard comprising a pair of resilient annular members toembrace a finger at each side of the ring to be guarded,

and a yielding wall connecting said ring members and to embrace thering.

-In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand.

GEORGE MELLING. [1.. s]

